The Latest Breaking News from Peru

Leader from 2001 to 2006 extradited from US after judge dismisses appeal

Former President Alejandro Toledo has arrived in Lima after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique has surrendered to U.S. federal agents to be extradited to Peru

The hope is that ecological certification will bring higher prices and squeeze out criminal gangs running illegal operations

Lawyers for former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo filed for an emergency stay in U.S. federal court on Thursday to block his extradition to Peru, where he faces corruption charges.

A U.S. judge has ordered former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique to surrender to federal agents after an appeals court denied his latest motion to stop his extradition back to Peru

From sushi and sashimi (Japan) to poke bowls (Hawaii) and ceviche (Peru), consumption of raw or undercooked fish and other seafood is becoming increasingly popular. Appealing as such dishes can be, they can also increase the risk of exposure to fish-borne parasites.

The Quelccaya glacier, high in the mountains of Peru, is shrinking at an alarming rate and the people who live in its shadow are struggling to maintain their livelihoods

Daniel Urresti sent to jail for 12 years for his role in the 1988 killing of Hugo Bustíos at the height of the country’s civil conflict